Bends
Sea Terms
The thickest planks on the vessel's outboard side, and to which the knees, beams, etc., are bolted; also the ribs of a vessel. (See Wales.) The midship bend is that at the broadest part of the ship. (See Dead Flat, Part II.)
The thickest planks on the vessel's outboard side, and to which the knees, beams, etc., are bolted; also the ribs of a vessel. (See Wales.) The midship bend is that at the broadest part of the ship. (See Dead Flat, Part II.)